Show THE LATE conference tin tiie instructions given through the general and aud local authorities of the church durin during the late conference of the salt lake stake were exceptional ly y good being closely adapted to the circumstances of ofine the people and the character of the times it was clearly shown that the frequent occurrence of infringements of the ot ol the gospel and the existence of a certain degree of iniquity in the church us as complained of ansome in some of the reports were largely large ly due to a backof lack of the intelligent and assiduous exercise of the duties of the lesser priesthood priests and teachers some of the bishops it was held do not seem to sense the fact sufficiently that it is one of their special obligations to see that those officers laboring under their direction perform faithfully the duties devolving u upon them th the e health and life of the i aon jon church be being g largely dependent upon activity and fidelity in that department it was made exceedingly clear th that atthe the bishops should maintain in their completeness all the necessary local organizations under their supervision and jurisdiction seeing that e every v e man is in his proper place and seeking seeking to use to the best bast advantage and to develop all the talent possessed b by the under their direction T the re bishop who appears to imagine that he must nil fill every position and perform almost every duty himself is the least progressive of any and he is the most useful who seeks to keep those under his supervision the most actively engaged in various avenues avenue of usefulness some of the people appear an idea that advice has been ilven fiven given to the effect that dancing should be c abolished as an amusement this is an error that counsel only have reference to round dancing dancin it was however urged that dancing parties should be strictly social gatherings should not in any case or for any purpose be gotten up as a means of raising mone moue money no matter for ton what object it might be ie intended to use funds derived m that manner other enter tain ments properly conducted ever could be be made mades a source of revenue when necessity appeared to demand it the instructions given on sunday morning mor nino successively sh rely by bishops burton and preston were oi of the soundest kind sho showing vla vin via that the spirit of their calling in relation to the temporal affairs of the church rests d down own upon them waste of property in leaving valuable machinery out or of doors to bu be spoiled by the action of the elements cLr ctr careless eless farming in general evidenced eviden evidenced ceo cea by poor products raised on good soil the lack of union in temporal affair sin atme of the wards going needlessly into lato debt giving ironclad iron clad notes for machinery far in excess of chatis required were all denounced in appropriate prop terms the people were svere advised to store grain against a day of necessity which is approaching to pay more attention to home houle industries and manifest less of an inclination to use imported in place of locally made goods the discourse of president george Q cannon embodied many striking ital truths lie ile denned benned with remark remarkable remarkably abl abi e clearness the difference between men den nen who were called of god and anu those who are impostors pr gr are operated upon by th the powers epowers of darkness reo peo people lecho who resort to astrology sign d doctors actors users of peep stones and all other people who operate upon the superstitious tears fears of others by iss asserting erting that they are bewitched were denounced in lii scathing ca thIng terms as inIs mis leaders and dec deceivers elvers eivers of the unwary and the curse of god would rest upon them unless they repented president woodruff was specially specialty urgent upon the saints in relation to 0 o going into debt which should be avota avoided ed that the people might be free i and not under bondage president taylors discourse was calculated to inspire 1 the hearts of tae tab saints with faith and hope howe no matter what circumstance might arise he exposed the wickedness and hypocrisy of the opponents of plural marriage and predicted that the blight of the almighty would rest upon those who oppose zion while the work of G god od would go forward unimpeded to a triumphal issue |